Cuspidor.



P TURNBULL. GUSPIDOR.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 3, 1913.

1,091 ;987. Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

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APPLIOATION FILED APR.3,,1913;

Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

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PERCY TURNBULL, OF ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY.

CUSPIDOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

Application filed ApriI 3, 1913. Serial No. 758,673.

To (LZZ wlom it may concern Be it known that I, PEROY TURNBULL, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Atlantic City, in the county of Atlantic and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cuspidors, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to cuspidors, and has for an Object to provide a cuspidor 'of a simple and durable construction and which can be readily cleaned.

The invention resides, among other features, in a cuspidor having a lid adapted to normally close the cuspidor and which can be swung into an open position by the foot of the user, with means whereby the receptacle of the cuspidor can be removed from the casing thereof and cleaned without the necessity of the operator having his hands come in contact with the receptacle, thus providing a sanitary device and which, when in closed position, will present a neat and effective appearance.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cuspidor, showing the lid in closed position; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the cuspidor, the lid being shown in closed position in full lines and in open position in dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 4-4 in Fig. 2, the receptacle having been previously removed from the casing; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the member for removing the receptacle from the casing.

Referring more particularly to the Views, I provide a cylindrical casing 10 on which is mounted to swing a suitable lid 11, by means of a hinge 12 arranged on the casing and having the lid connected thereto, the said hinge including an auxiliary hinge 13 carrying a depending plate 14, lying within the casing 10. A plurality of uprights 15 are secured within the casing and arranged in diametrical relation therein, the said uprights including lateral pins 16 having an actuating member 17 preferably in the shape of a ring, mounted to swing thereon, with the lower end of the plate 14 having connecton with the said actuating member. The free 'ends of the actuating member 17 are connected and pass through a vertical sl ot 18 in the front of the casing 10 and directly opposite to the point of connection of the hinge 12 with the casing, and the pro ecting ends of the actuating member terminate in a suitable foot lever 19, adapted to be engaged by the foot of the operator so as to actuate the member 17 and swing the lid 11 from closed to open position. The foot lever 19 includes a depending integral base 20 which is adapted to engage the floor and lie in the plane of the bottom of the casing when the lid has been thrown into an open position so that the engagement of the base 20 with the floor will linit the Opening of the lid relatively to the casing.

A rod 21 is rigidly secured in the casing ad acent the plate 14:, a lug 22 being proected from the side of the casing to secure and support the upper end of the rod, with the lower end of-the rod extending into the bottom of the casing. An expansible helical spring 23 encircles the rod 21, with one end of the spring abutting against the lug 22 and the other end of the spring abutting against a collar 24 carried by the aotuating member 17 and slidable on the rod 21 so that the arrangement of the spring 23 will tend to swing the lid 11 back into closed position on the casing 10 when the downward pressure on the foot lever 19 is released.

A cushion spring 25 is mounted to encircle the lower end of the rod with the lower end of the spring reposing on the bottom of the casing 10, and, when the lid 11 returns to closed position, the collar 24 carried by the actuating member 17 will engage the upper end of the cushion spring 25 and cushion the lid relatively to the casing so as to prevent the same from noisily slamming into closed position on the casing.

A receptacle 26 is adapted to repose within the casing 10 and is provided with a peripheral flange 27 adapted to lie on the upper edge of the casing and be engaged by the lid 11 when the same is in closed position, the said receptacle having its side wall tapered so that the receptacle will not interfere with the swinging of the actuating member 17 when pressure is eXerted o-n the foot lever 19 to move the lid into open position. In order to prevent undue rotation or movement of the receptacle 26 in the casing 10, a series of stop members 28 depend from the receptacle and pass through sockets 29 secured in the \casing 10, thus rigidly supporting the receptacle 26 in the casing.

In order to cushion the lid 11 relatively-to the receptacle 26 when the lid swings into,

closedposition to engage the annular flange 27 of the receptacle, a rubber cushion 30 is attachecl to the under side of the lid and will engage the flange 27 of the receptacle when the lid swings into closed position, it being thus apparent that with the provision of the cushion spring 25 and rubber cushion 30 the swinging of the lid from open to closed position on the casing 10* will be alnost noiseless.

A threaded head 31 projects upwardly from the bottom of the receptacle 26, within the same, and the said head is adapted to receive a wrench-like member 32 provided with a suitable handle 33, for the purpose of removing the receptacle 26 from the casing 10 without necessitating the operator touching the receptacle with his hands. It will be readily apparent that when the member 32 casing, of a receptacle removably supported is engaged with the head 31., the receptacle 26 can-be lifted from the casing 10 after the lid ll has been thrown into an open position, and by still gripping the member 32, the receptacle can be held beneath the faucet or cleaned in any other suitable manner.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a sanitary cuspidor is provided and in which the receptacle can be readily cleaned without the operator touching the same with his hands and it will be furthermore apparent that the normal position of the lid relatively to the casing 10 is to close or cover the receptacle 26. At the same time, however, by simply pressing down- Wardly on the foot lever 19 the lid 11 will be swung into an open position and when' pressure on the foot lever is released the lid will noiselessly return to closed position on the casing, this being accomplished by the provision of the spring 23 acting upon the actuating member 17. V

Having thus described my invention, I Claim:

l. In a cuspidor, the combination with a casing, of a lid therefor, a hinge on the casing and having connection with the lid for swingingly supporting the lid on the casing,

i a depending plate forming a part of the said hinge and lying within the casing, a ringlike actuating member mounted to swing within the casing and having its ends concasing, a foot lever carried on the free ends of the actuating member, and the'said depending plate having connection with the a actuating member at its medial portion for swinging the lid into an open position when the 'foot lever is depressed, a cushion spring .carried within the casing, and a collar on the actuating member and adapted to en'- gage the said spring for cushioning the sad ilid relatively to the casing when the lid is returned to closed position thereon.

2. In a cuspidor, the combination with a therein, sockets on the casing, and stop members on the receptacle and extending through :the sockets to preventrotation of the receptacle relatively to the said casing.

3. In a cuspidor, the combination with a casing, of a receptacle reposing therein, a

peripheral flange on the receptacle and lying on the upper end of thecasing to dependingly support the receptacle in the casing, and a series of stop members carried by the receptacle and adapted for engagement with the casing to prevent rotation of the receptacle within the casing.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PERCY TURNBULL. VVitnesses:

EDWIN HOLOOMBE, PATRICK LEONARD KEEGAN.

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